The increase in the minimum speed at which retrieved energy can be deployed through the Toyota GR010 HYBRID’s front axle follows the move of the so-called ‘120 Rule’ from the technical regulations to the Balance of Performance system for this season.
This minimum was previously set at 120km/h for all hybrid Le Mans Hypercars when a car was on slick tyres and 150km/h when on grooved rubber.
The speed is now set for the Toyota, the only hybrid currently competing in the Hypercar class of the WEC, at 190km/h for both wet and dry conditions.
Under the new system the speed can change from track to track and, when further hybrid LMH machinery such as the Peugeot 9X8 arrive in the championship, from car to car.
The change is believed to be part of the rationale behind Toyota’s decision to swap to the second of the two tyre-size options currently allowed in the LMH rules.
From this year the GR010 will run 12.5in fronts and 14in rears rather than 13in wheels all round of the car’s…
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